The former Manchester United and Everton player’s harsh words came after Moyes’ Black Cats were downed 3-0 by Everton on Monday evening.

Neville is a long-time associate of Moyes after working with him as both a player and a coach at Everton. Together they helped the Merseysiders achieve much success, including qualification for the Champions League after breaking the Premier League’s ‘big four’, but based on the Black Cats’ performance tonight, he believes keeping Sunderland up will be a bigger achievement.

He said on Sky Sports: “David Moyes won’t be happy. They conceded soft easy goals.

“It’s his biggest challenge to keep Sunderland in the Premier League.

“With that group of players I think it will be his greatest career achievement if they stay up.”

Everton Romelu Lukaku scoring the opening goal

Neville was working alongside Jamie Carragher for Sky’s popular Monday Night Football show as the pair analysed the action at full-time. Here’s what they said about the three goals Sunderland conceded.

Phil Neville on Everton’s first goal:

“They were poor goals to give away. All three goals they conceded were criminal.

“For the first goal the Sunderland defence just was not getting back into the right positions from their own corner.

“The first rule as a defender is to get back into your position, and for that first goal Lamine Kone needs to get back in there quicker.

“I think David Moyes will be so disappointed with his defence - particularly Lamine Kone there.”

“For the second goal, bearing in mind what just happened, how can you defend like that? Papy Djilobodji is in such a poor position there.”

Neville on third goal:

“By the third goal Sunderland are gone in the game.

“The centre-back (Djilobodji) goes in for the ball and vacated space in behind him. That leaves Patrick van Aanholt in a poor position, but Djilobodji should get back in after the player he’s marking lays the ball off.